Small Business Innovation Research SBIR Program

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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Mission

• EPA
• Protect Human Health and the Environment
• Air, Water and Land
• EPA SBIR
• Develop and Commercialize Innovative
  Environmental Technologies Needed by EPA Regions
  and State Compliance Programs

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EPA Organization
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SBIR Solicitation Schedule

• Next Phase I Solicitation
• Opens March 23, 2006
• Closes May 24, 2006

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SBIR Awards

• Phase I
• Proof of Concept
• 70,000
• 6 months
• Phase II
• Develop Phase I technology with focus on
  commercialization
• Up to 345,000 (with options)
• 24 months

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Solicitation Topics for 2005

• Critical EPA Technology Needs
• (EPA Environmental Technology Council)
• Great Lakes (EPA Region V) Environmental Problems
  
• Environmental Problems in Americas
  Heartland (EPA Region VII)
• Water and Wastewater Needs (EPA Office of
  Water)

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Critical EPA Technology Needs (from Environmental
Technology Council)

• Homeland Security
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Monitoring and Measurement
• Air Pollution Control
• Pollution Prevention
• Innovation in Manufacturing
• Computational Toxicology

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Great Lakes (EPA Region V) Environmental Problems

• Protecting the Great Lakes
• Urban Environmental Management
• Contaminated Sediments and Clean-up in the Upper
  Mississippi River Basin
• Mercury Detection and Removal

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Environmental Problems in Americas Heartland
(Region VII)

• Agriculture and Air, Water and Land Use Problems
• Nutrients Animal Feeding Operations
• Lead Detection and Remediation
• Integrated Pest Management and Ecosystem
  Protection

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Water and Wastewater Needs (EPA Office
of Water)

• Municipal and Industrial Wastewater
• Water Conservation and Recycling
• Beach Pollution
• Drinking Water
• Water Security

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Proposal Evaluation and Selection
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External Peer Review

• Ratings
• Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor
• Five Criteria
• Scientific/Technical Quality and Soundness
• Uniqueness and Originality
• Cost Effectiveness and Environmental Benefit
• Qualifications of Team
• Commercialization Potential

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Internal Relevancy Review

• EPA Internal Programmatic Review
• Review only those proposals rated Excellent and
  Very Good
• Evaluate Proposals on 3 Criteria
• EPA Needs and Program Priorities
• Significant Environmental Benefits
• Broad Application and Impact

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Successful Proposals

• Meet agency priority needs
• Quantify environmental benefits
• Demonstrate innovation
• Have a strong technical abstract
• Have a realistic work plan
• Address technical evaluation criteria
• Show relationship to future research
• Address cost

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Commercialization

• Provide Phase I Commercialization TA
• Require Commercialization Plan in Phase II
  proposal
• Offer two Options at Phase II
• Commercialization Additional 70,000 for 3rd
  party investment
• Verification Testing Additional 50,000 for
  participation in EPA Verification Testing program

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SBIR Success Story - NITON

• Lead Paint Analyzer
• Can detect lead in paint, in soil and on filters
• Industry standard for analysis of lead in paint
• Received RD 100 Award
• Received Lead Tech Product of the Year Award
• Participated in ETV Program

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Contact Information

• Website
• www.epa.gov/ncer/sbir
• Hotline
• 1-800-490-9194